Global Patent Index - EP 0723484 A1

EP 0723484 A1 19960731 - DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING AND/OR SORTING FRUITS OR VEGETABLES, AND RELATED METHOD AND UTILIZATION

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING AND/OR SORTING FRUITS OR VEGETABLES, AND RELATED METHOD AND UTILIZATION

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM ERKENNEN UND/ODER SORTIEREN VON FRÜCHTEN ODER GEMÜSE, UND ENTSPRECHENDE VERFAHREN UND VERWENDUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE RECONNAISSANCE ET/OU DE TRI DE FRUITS OU LEGUMES, PROCEDE ET UTILISATION CORRESPONDANTS

Publication

EP 0723484 A1 19960731 (FR)

Application

EP 94928930 A 19940929

Priority

  • FR 9401139 W 19940929
  • FR 9311934 A 19931001

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9509698A1] The invention relates to a device for recognizing and/or sorting fruits or vegetables, comprising means (102; 1) intended to light an object (101; 3) to be recognized and/or sorted, emitting at least one incident light beam, means (2) for recovering at least a portion of the light diffused by said object and means (fig. 9) for the analysis of said diffused light, generating an information of recognition and/or sorting representative of said object. According to the invention, said recovering means (2) comprise at least two independent optical receivers (5) which are positioned on different axes which are distinct from the axis of said incident light beam, so that the optical receivers receive distinct diffused light fluxes (203A, 20B) which correspond to portions which are at least partially distinct from said diffused light, and the analysis means (fig. 9) process independently each of said light fluxes (3203A, 203B).

IPC 1-7

B07C 5/34

IPC 8 full level

G01B 11/02 (2006.01); B07C 5/34 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G01B 11/30 (2006.01); G01J 3/46 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01); G01N 21/85 (2006.01); G01N 33/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B07C 5/3416 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9509698A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9509698 A1 19950413; AU 7816194 A 19950501; CA 2172844 A1 19950413; EP 0723484 A1 19960731; FR 2710564 A1 19950407; FR 2710564 B1 19951124; JP H09509477 A 19970922

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 9401139 W 19940929; AU 7816194 A 19940929; CA 2172844 A 19940929; EP 94928930 A 19940929; FR 9311934 A 19931001; JP 51063894 A 19940929